Graduating Student, Devin Goldman Speaks at Graduation!

Devin Goldman sparkles when she talks about her Tulane experience. She says her four years on campus and in New Orleans could not have been more fulfilling, even with significant personal challenges that she experienced her sophomore year.

So, when she learned that applications had opened for this year’s Unified Commencement student speaker, she couldn’t think of a better way to share her thoughts on perseverance and resolve.

“I’m a big fan of public speaking,” the native New Yorker said. “And I like to go for things. My excitement for this kept building up. I wanted a chance to talk to my fellow graduates and say good-bye to Tulane in the right way.”

“I realized that if I’m going to spend four years somewhere and grow, this is where I wanted to do it. I fell in love with Tulane, the city and the culture. And I never looked back.”

Tulane senior Devin Goldman

That chance was realized when the selection committee chose her among dozens of applicants to address Tulane graduates Saturday, May 17, at the Caesars Superdome.

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